Sun-4 architecture
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Sun-4 architecture is a family of 32-bit RISC-based computer architectures developed by Sun Microsystems for its UNIX workstations and servers in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sun-4 architecture canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RISC architecture
ⓘ
computer architecture family ⓘ |
| addressSpace | 32-bit virtual address space ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | SPARC instruction set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
engineering workstations
ⓘ
technical computing ⓘ |
| developer | Sun Microsystems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endianess | big-endian ⓘ |
| instructionSetType | RISC ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| inUseDuring | early 1990s ⓘ |
| marketedBy | Sun Microsystems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
32-bit RISC CPU design
ⓘ
support for UNIX multitasking ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
SunOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Solaris versions ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sun-3 architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase |
multiuser timesharing servers
ⓘ
networked UNIX workstation computing ⓘ |
| successor | later SPARC architecture revisions ⓘ |
| supports |
demand-paged memory management
ⓘ
virtual memory ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
enterprise technical users
ⓘ
scientific computing ⓘ software development environments ⓘ |
| usedFor |
UNIX servers
ⓘ
UNIX workstations ⓘ |
| usedInProductLine |
Sun SPARCstation family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sun-4c workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun-4d systems NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun-4m systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-bit ⓘ |
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